Tire-casing and method of manufacture.



A. L. CASE.

TIRE CASING AND METHOD 0F MANUFACTUBE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25. I9II.

imma Apr. 1,1919.

moemoz ARTHUR LYNN CASE, F PLAINFIEL), NEW JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern Bevitknown that'l, Airriinii L. CASE, a citizen of nthe .United States, residui f at Plaintield,in the eouiity'of ,Union and intate Vof New Jersey, have invented certain new and f useful In'iprovenieuts vin Tire-Casing;

andl Methods otManutactnre; and l do deelarethe.following'to be atull, clear, and exact .description ot' the invention. such as will` enable others skillediii the art, to which it appei'tains to make and use the saine.

he object ot' my invention is to provide a novel 4forni of tire casing and method of inalcing the'saine, whereby the danger 'of punctui'eis `reduced to aI minimum, and whereby the heating ot the casing from the running cdiitact *thereofY with the roadway is, also minimized. Y' t LlJl/ithwthe foregoing' general obJect in view,

theinvention resides in the method 'and conmtstiaietiou hereinafter l'iillyI described and clainiedAhe descriptive matter being supplelineiited ley the accompanying drawing.l which const tes a part of this application and in which: f-

lignre 1 is a vertical transverse section oE` a easing, showing one form ot the invention;

Fig. 2 is a duplicate of Fig. 1 with the exception that. it illustrates the manner in which the eas'ne is atl'ected hy the passage of a nail or the line through the tread of the tire; and v Fig. 3 is ay sectional perspective illustratinr a ditl'ereut torni ot' the invention.

n the lnniuufnetiire. ot' the improved tire, one or niortI ot' the inner fabric layers l of the carcass are huilt. np in the usual manner and a hand 3 ot vliolland 't'ahric or other flexible, nonvuleanizable material is applied to the outer tread portion of said layer or layers as shown clearly in Figs. 'l and 2. The baud 2 is preferably gummi-d to the layer l with which it. contacts and said hand may be constructed in separate, sections or in one nece as occasion ma)r demand. and may be o't any suitable width. ln inost eases, the band 9. preferably occupies about. onefthird of the cross sectional circumference ol' the casing.

When constructing tho tire. as shown in Figs. l and El. the other layers of the carcass are applied at'ter proper positioning of the band 2. after which the 'tread tand the. usual rubber sideg 5 are added, theentii-e easing being then vulcanized so that. the. several layersl and l ot' fabric will adhere to Specication of Letters Patent.

TIRE-CASING AND METHOD 0F MANUFACTURE. Y

Patented Apr. t, 1919.

Application filed `April 25, 1917. Serial No. 164,444.

each other in the usual manner. The strip of Holland fabric or the like, however, will not vulcaniz'e to the layer 3 withwhich it contacts and thus the tread portions ofuthe inner layers 1 will remain disconnected from the corresponding ortions of the other.

layers 3, whereby said tread portions of the layers l are free to inove inwardly and eojinpress thc'inner tube G when a: nail or `the 1 ike asses through the'treadfi andthe layers 3.

y leaving the inner layers of ,the carcass.4

tree to niove in this manner, danger of puno"- ture is rediicedftoa minimum.

Tn the form ofthe invntionillustrated in Fig. 3. a strip or band 7 of asbestos tibo* oi" outer sui-tace ot.' the Holland fabric, before the tire is completed as described, it being the 'oiice of the. material 7 to .insulate lthe iniieixportion of the casing' from Vthe tread thereof and to prevent nails or the like fromI understood that l inay'einploy any suitable material at 7 which will tend to resist the entrance of nails, sharp stones or the like which may succeed 1n passing through the 4tread. portion ot' the tire and this material may or may notbe of a nature to prevent the passage of heat trom the tread surface to the interior of the tire.

lVhile in the present en'ibodiment of the invention l have .shown the, layers 1 as a part of the usual carcass of an ordinary tire, I wish it understood that I do not restrict myself to this integral construction or forniation of the loose layers 1 with the tire carcass since such loose. layers may be separately formed and attached permanently to the interior of the tire at or near the bead portion thereof iii any suitable manner. lt. will also he, observed that in the preferred forms which I have illustrated, that is, in which the inner loose. layers are formed as a part oi the ordinary carcass` no extra material is needed in making;r my improved .tire and there. will he no diminution in the strength :other preferred material `is appliedto the v lot yof the tire because the loose layers will normally be in contact with the outer tread sec- .tion and the strength of the side Walls is therefore not decreased. It is to be further noted that `in the formation of this tire no special apparatus need be used since it can be made on the tire forms 110W employed in making` the standard constructions.

While I have illustrated the forms of the invention which I prefer at the present time, it is to be understood that Within the scopel of my invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made Without sacrificing the main advantages; the principal feature being the loose inner member which Will yield inwardly When engaged by a nail or the like that passes through the tire tread, such loose ortion being permanently attached around itsside edges to the side Walls of the tirel tread to permit said layer or layers to move inwardly and compress the tube when a nail or the vlike passes through the tread of the casing, a band oi flexible non-vulcanizable incassi material in contact with the tread portion of said inner layer or layers of the carcass, and

' a band of heat resisting material interposed between said first named band and the outer layers of the carcass.

2. The method of constructing a tire casing consisting in applying one or more inner layers of the fabric carcass, applying a band of flexible non-Vulcanizable materialA to the cuter tread portion of said layer or layers, in completing the carcass by applying outer fabric layers, applying the rubber tread and sides, and vulcanizing the complete casing.

3. In a tire casing, a carcass consisting of a pair of beads, an inner series of fabric plies extending uninterruptedly from one bead to the other and vulcanized together, and an outer'series of lies vulcanized together and also extendinguninterruptedly from one bead to the other, said inner and outer series being vulcanized` together withV the exception of their tread portions, and said portions being entirely disconnected to permit the inner plles to yield inwardly upon passage of a sharp object through the outer plies, and a tread vulcanized on said outer plies. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ARTHUR LYNN CASE. 

